What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya?

1.12 million number, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Kenya: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Democratic Republic of the Congo

14.68 million number

in 2019

Kenya

15.80 million number

in 2019

Democratic Republic of the Congo rank

16th

Kenya rank

14th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 15.80 million number against 14.68 million number in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 1.12 million number.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 16th and Kenya ranks 14th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of the Congo averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.44 million number	7.03 million number	410,355 number	Democratic Republic of the Congo
2000s	8.85 million number	7.88 million number	972,515 number	Democratic Republic of the Congo
2010s	12.55 million number	13.28 million number	726,312 number	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Kenya?: Kenya, at 15.80 million number against 14.68 million number in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya?: 1.12 million number, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 16th and Kenya ranks 14th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.